NASA's goals to explore deep space through manned missions requires development of self-sustaining life support systems. A diverse team from freight farms, INC. Have partnered with clemson…
Ended Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- NNX16CA33P
- Awardee
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Freight Farms, Inc. UEI MXDCGBZUQV87
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $124,951
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- NNX16STTRPHI Solicitation number
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $124,951.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 500 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- South Boston, MA 02127, USA
- Research
- STTR Phase I
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $124,951 |
About this award
This is a Small Business Set Aside contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Freight Farms, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, for the development of self-sustaining plant life support systems to assist with NASA's goals of exploring deep space through manned missions.
The contract, valued at $124,951.00, is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research project that will build upon Freight Farms' existing Leafy Green Machine product, a hydroponic farming system housed in a freight container. The goal is to design more efficient systems with advanced environmental controls and closed-loop agricultural processes to achieve energy grid independence, creating a model for self-sustaining plant life that can support NASA's space exploration efforts as well as provide a secure food source for populations in various climate and infrastructure conditions.
Description
NASA's goals to explore deep space through manned missions requires development of self-sustaining life support systems. A diverse team from freight farms, INC. Have partnered with clemson university to merge knowledge of sustainable farming with engineering expertise to create off-grid infrastructure for self-sustaining plant life that will assist NASA with their goals. Freight farms' current product, the leafy green machine (LGM) will serve as the baseline for this project. The LGM is a fully-operational hydroponic farm built inside an up-cycled freight container and capable of producing yields at commercial-scale in any climate and in any season. This sttr would provide the ability to further freight farms' research and development through design of more efficient systems with the aim of achieving independence from the energy grid. Development of advanced environmental controls and application of closed-loop theory to agricultural processes will result in a model for self-sustaining plant life. The innovations resulting from this project will serve purposes for both NASA applications as well as in the commercial market by providing a secure source of food to populations regardless of their climate areas, terrain, energy infrastructure, or available land.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract NNX16CA33P?
NNX16CA33P was awarded to Freight Farms, Inc. by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on June 10, 2016.
How much is contract NNX16CA33P worth?
The government has obligated $124,951 on NNX16CA33P.
Was contract NNX16CA33P competed?
The extent of competition for NNX16CA33P was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 500 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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